maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
For a smooth-running construction in your new home designs, building projects and interior remodeling consult Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and interior designers.

You can contact us @ MAECOM Design Group for your Home designs, residential projects or Other building project

maecomtech:
For a smooth-running construction in your new home designs, building projects and interior remodeling consult Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and interior designers.

You can contact us @ MAECOM Design Group for your Home designs, residential projects or Other building project

maecomtech:
For a smooth-running construction in your new home designs, building projects and interior remodeling consult Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and interior designers.

You can contact us @ MAECOM Design Group for your Home designs, residential projects or Other building project

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
For a smooth-running construction in your new home designs, building projects and interior remodeling consult Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and interior designers.

You can contact us @ MAECOM Design Group for your Home designs, residential projects or Other building project

maecomtech:
For a smooth-running construction in your new home designs, building projects and interior remodeling consult Architects, Civil Engineers, Builders, and interior designers.

You can contact us @ MAECOM Design Group for your Home designs, residential projects or Other building project

maecomtech:
Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design Group

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

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www.maecomtech.com

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Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design group.

Below here is a five (5) Bedroom Duplex with a pagola.

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Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
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maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118

maecomtech:
Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

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www.maecomtech.com

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Where to begin when designing a building property or residential home designs? Think about your Site, its Context and the Story or Narrative you want it to tell.


Whether building a new residential apartment or renovating an existing one, construction is a journey that starts with the big picture and then winds its way to the details. From big to small, the steps involved in creating a home deserve as much attention as can be lavished on them. Doing so enables us to go beyond creating mere shelter. We get to create something that’s meaningful and lasting for ourselves, Clients and the future.

When we look at the big things, we look at things like site, context, function, structure and envelope, organization, materials and style. We set the tone for what we want and establish a basis for making decisions as we go. In a sense, we create an outline for our narrative that ensures the story, our home, is the best we can make it, whether our budget is modest or grand.

1) Site:
The first consideration is the site, the place where the home will rest for many, many years to come. Like people, each site is unique. Each has a different solar orientation, topography, view corridors and vegetation.
Each site has its unique flaws and its unique assets. So explore your site. Ask yourself where and how this structure wants to rest on it. Determine where the views are, what the materials should be, how sunlight falls across the land and where the best spot is for locating the home.

2) Context:
While the site speaks to the natural world, the context speaks to what surrounds the home and includes what has been constructed by humans. Streets, existing houses, utilities, landscapes and driveways are all elements of your home’s context.

So if you decide to build or expand an existing home, you’ll have to decide how you’ll respond to the context. Should the new home be different or like its neighbors? Should the addition be different from or compatible with the existing structure? If you decide to be different, can you and your neighbors be accepting of that? If you decide to be compatible, do you slavishly copy or attempt to create something new but not so new?

Also, you’ll have to comply with zoning restrictions that can set where the structure is to be located and how large or tall it can be. And these zoning requirements could hinder how your new home will respond to views and the sun. So you will have to find that sweet spot where the home is what you want it to be, given the restrictions and opportunities of your property’s context.

3) Function:
The great 19th-century American architect "Louis Sullivan" coined the phrase “form follows function.”

But form really doesn’t follow function. It seems to me that form and function are intertwined like. Sometimes one leads; sometimes one follows. form and function each inform the other and both are very important to consider. This makes sense only as the form is shaped by the function that will be contained within. And the function, no matter how rigid, must adapt to the form that surrounds it.

So think of your building as a series of enclosed space (forms) that enable a series of activities (functions). Then determine if this form is the best for the function contained therein. Ask yourself if a better form will enable you to perform the function very well.

4) Structure and envelope:
A home must meet certain utility needs. It must be a place that keeps you cool in hot season and warm in cold season. It must be a place that keeps wind and rain out. With the home’s unifying structural system such as grid system in place, the other architectural elements, such as walls, are free to become what they want to be. They can be solid here, transparent there; sometimes fixed structures and sometimes movable screens.

5) Organization:
How will the floor plan of your home be organized?

Will it be a collection of rooms that have only a tenuous link to one another, or will it be a plan with a hierarchy of rooms that are linked by generous and thought-through circulation paths? These are important questions, because a home that has a plan with a rational layout and well-defined circulation can make you feel more organized in your daily routines.

What becomes really important in creating a well-organized and rational plan is how movement through the home is achieved. Generously sized hallways that connect inside to outside and room to room are key.

So we travel past, rather than through, a room on our way to another room. A rational circulation pattern ensures that our rooms become less like wide hallways where it’s difficult to do anything, and more like islands of activity where we are comfortable performing daily tasks.

So when you can, make the hallways wide and bathe them in light. And don’t forget to have light and views at the ends. Your home will be all the more enjoyable if you do.

6) Materials:
Whether they are local or from across the globe, rustic and hand-hewn or sleek and machine-made, the materials you use for your new building speak a lot about what you want your property to be. The materials you choose will also define the texture and color palette of your new home.

With so many choices, you will want to establish criteria. If the building is to be as “green” as possible, you will likely want to use what’s locally sourced or maybe what already exists on your building site. If you want as much transparency as possible, you will likely choose large sheets of a translucent material and give them little visible support. If you want the least possible maintenance, you will likely opt for manufactured materials such as fiber cement, Gypsum board, POP material, Extended Polystyrene Materials, Glass, pre-cast Concrete, bricks, sandcrete blocks, and plywoods/wall papers for interior walls partitions.

And you will also want to consider the intrinsic nature of materials. Will you opt for those that are permanent, looking like they have been there forever, or those that appear as if they could fly away and disappear at any moment? Or will you strive to combine these in a symphony of materials that is both static and dynamic at the same time?

7) Style:
Let’s end our list of big-picture items with the one that many of us address first. It’s simply a natural question to ask, “What style will the building be?” or to ask a potential architect, “What style do you design in?” Style is an incredibly emotional and defining issue. And while many architects don’t want to start a project with a predetermined style, most clients do.

Whether traditional or modern, classical or contemporary, historic or avant-garde, getting the home designed in the style you want and have the most love for is critical. This is not to say that you have to slavishly copy plans, elevations and details from a historic style. In fact, understanding what it is about a certain style that resonates with you and then reinterpreting that style to suit yourself will likely result in a far richer and more meaningful buildings.

So don’t shy away from talking about style. Rather, reach deep inside to learn who you are and why you like what you like, and create that unique place that’s all yours.


Do You want a New design for your newly acquired land property, do you want to commence a new construction project, or are you looking for architect for your renovation project. Contact us @ MAECOM Design

Via:
www.maecomtech.com

Check our portfolio and profile on:
https://www.houzz.com/pro/maecomtech/maecom-technology

Chat us on:
https:///send?phone=2348066570118